Open Access

The House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee have launched a short inquiry into open access.

This short inquiry will focus on the implementation of the Government Open Access policy.

The Committee will consider a range of concerns including:

embargo periods;

arrangements for article processing charge (APC) funds;

international issues; and

risks for learned societies.

The Committee expect to produce an output in mid-February, to inform the development of Research Council UK’s policies.

The Committee has issued a targeted call for evidence to key stakeholders for this short inquiry, any party interested in submitting written evidence should contact the Clerk to the Committee on [email protected]. The deadline for submissions was Friday 18 January 2013.

Publications

Glossary

Reports and associated evidence - reports and evidence featuring written submissions and corrected oral evidence published at the conclusion of Committee inquiries. Evidence is periodically updated over the course of an inquiry and is not finalised until the relevant Report is published.

Uncorrected oral evidence - transcripts of oral evidence not yet approved by the Committee or witnesses.

Other oral evidence - corrected transcripts of oral evidence, usually taken for scrutiny purposes or for ad hoc/regular evidence sessions with Ministers.

Evidence - written submissions and corrected oral evidence published for scrutiny purposes or for ad hoc/regular evidence sessions with Ministers.

Responses to Reports - Government Department and European Commission responses to reports.

Call for Evidence - request to submit evidence to a Committee inquiry.

Correspondence - correspondence received and sent by the Committee excluding ministerial correspondence.

Correspondence with Ministers - Ministerial correspondence received and sent by the Committee.

Progress of Scrutiny - records the decisions taken by the EU Committee on European documents that have been deposited in Parliament for scrutiny.